Geometric Modeling: Techniques, Applications, Systems and Tools -

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Résumé :
This book aims to provide a valuable source, which focuses on interdisciplinary methods and affiliate research in the area of Geometric Modeling and Graphics. It aims to provide the user community with a variety of Geometric Modeling techniques, applications, systems and tools necessary for various real life problems in areas such as Designing objects, Medical Visualization, Scientific Data Visualization, Archaeology, Toon Rendering, Virtual Reality, Body Simulation, etc. It also aims to collect and disseminate information from various disciplines including Curve and Surface Fitting, Geometric Algorithms, Scientific Visualization, Shape Abstraction and Modeling, Intelligent CAD Systems, Computational Geometry, Solid Modeling, Shape Analysis and Description, Medical and Industrial Applications. The major goal of this book is to stimulate views and provide a source where researchers and practitioners can find the latest developments in the field of Geometric Modeling and related practical issues.

Sommaire:
Section I: Techniques.- 1 Modeling and Visualization of Complex Geometric Environments.- 2 Adaptive Surfaces Fairing by Geometric Diffusion.- 3 Finite Difference Surface Representation Considering Effect of Boundary Curvature.- 4 A New and Direct Approach for Loop Subdivision Surface Fitting.- 5 A Novel Algorithm for Computing Intersections of Two Surfaces of Revolution.- 6 An Improved Scan-line Algorithm for Display of CSG Models.- 7 Rotating Squares to Boundary Cubes: Boundary Representation and Classification Techniques fr Two- and Three-dimensional Objects.- 8 A Rational Spline with Point Tension: An Alternative to NURBS of Degree Three.- Section II: Applications.- 9 Muscle Modeling and Rendering.- 10 Skeletal Implicit Surface Reconstruction and Particle System for Organ's Interactions Simulation.- 11 Constraint Satisfaction Techniques for the Generation Phase in Declarative Modeling.- 12 Surface Reconstruction Based on Compactly Supported Radial Basis Functions.- 13 Grid Method Classification of Islamic Geometric Patterns.- 14 Web Based VRML Modeling.- 15 A Rational Spline with Inflection points and Singularities Tests on Convex Data.- Section III: Systems & Tools.- 16 Automatic Curve Fairing System Using Visual Languages.- 17 Hair Design Based on the Hierarchical Cluster Hair Model.- 18 Shape Modeling for 3D Archaeological Vessels.- 19 Archimedean Kaleidoscope: A Cognitive Tool to Support Thinking and Reasoning about Geometric Solids.- 20 Towards a Web Based CAD System.- 21 Interactive Handling of a Construction Plan in CAD.- 22 Computer Aided Chair Design System Using Form Features.- Section On Colored Pictures.- Author.